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[betthelot]

As in all languages the frequency of letter use, especially Initials offers better opportunities to sell more often at higher prices.
Having studied Chinese/PinYin for 2 years, it was always apparent to me, some letters are used way more often than others.
I looked at the 1000 most used words and worked out the initial letter frequency.
This is my summary which correlates with my experience of having worked in China for 2 years. Ofcourse I will defer to any Chinese person who knows the nuances of the language but from the raw data I think its accurate and useful if investing in CHIPS. Also those letters which are considered both premium in English and Chinese must be where the smart money is.

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Yes there is E and A Notably Ai is Love and Er is the number 2

Also explains why we see some outliners. RPF are not worth as much as ZYX

 

[mad409]

This is a very interesting and informative thread but then you see a domain like EQV.com sell for $47.5K, with a vowel and a V and makes you scratch your head.

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[Landov]

Google translate can be used to find end user suitable meanings for almost all chips.

 

[betthelot]

And now no LLLL.xyz left. All registered
These are strange times. Driven I suspect by the low prices but this is still half a million names in an extension that 99.9% of the population has not heard of. Feels unsustainable. I dont have the heart to invest in the nGTLDs much more comfortable with .coms

 

[Above Domain]

this couldn't be more true. props for the conversation start.

 

[Landov]

Why a LLLL with vowels and meaning is considered less valuable than a LLLL chip with no meaning?
Only some percent from the LLLL chips will turn to mean something.

I don't see LLLL chips losing their value as they carry potential sense, but isn't logical for the ones with verified meaning to worth more even if they contain vowels?

 

[betthelot]

How about those ending in CN? E.g. gxcn, where gx is a province code for Guangxi or gscn where gs is a province code for Gansu?

They certainly will have more enduser demand. Its just the market now is driven by patterns and no V and vowels. But I believe that 4 letters are still low in price enough to have a broad base appeal to endusers. Interestingly the Chinese word for China is ZhongGuo but you never see it emblazoned on T-Shirts its always China or when written short hand its never ZG its always CN like the adoption of CN for the ccTLD. Its similar in Japan hardly ever Nippon NP, mostly Japan JP.

 

[betthelot]

Interesting stat from Tom Jennings, Snap Names Director of Business Development.
That the number of registered domains owned in China is equivalent to 1 in 50 of the population. Compared to Europe and US its nearer to 1 in 6. Plenty of room for growth.

 

[hugegrowth]

That is an interesting stat.

 

[betthelot]

All CCC.xyz have gone today

 

[hugegrowth]

CCC is about 36,000 domains.

 

[fuzzy]

All CCC.xyz have gone today

My CCC.xyz checks kept lagging out altogether. Shame, I would have liked to have picked up some CCC.

 

[Andish]

What is the interest of CHIP buyers in domains with dash, say L-N.com or L-L.com? Is the dash disliked like in the US, or accepted as in EU?